The Good and Bad Sides of Feeling Guilty

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How often do you feel guilty? </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you think of guilt as a negative emotion?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I don’t think of emotions as negative or positive. </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">They’re all important and have something to tell us. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the other hand, there are pleasant and unpleasant feelings.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think most people will agree that feeling guilty isn’t fun. </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">But that is not a reason to avoid feeling it! To the contrary. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guilt is sometimes very useful and even necessary. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">And sometimes it’s counterproductive.  Like when you feel guilty because you ate something.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When is guilt helpful? </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">When does it simply make us feel bad but with no upside?</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And what’s the difference between guilt and shame? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to learn why guilt is so important, why you should not feel guilty about eating, and how to manage unproductive guilty thoughts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to learn more about how to manage guilt and other emotions and emotional eating, watch my free video masterclass, Kick the Emotional Eating Habit for Good. It’s available on my website under Free Resources.</span></p>